The edible part of Litchi fruit is –

📌 Concept:
-Fruit is a mature or ripened ovary, develops after fertilization.
-During fertilization, the important changes taking place in the ovary are –
-The ovules present in it develop into seeds.
-The wall of the ovary thickens and ripens into the pericarp (fruit wall).
-The fruit consists of wall or pericarp and seeds. The pericarp may be dry or fleshy.
-When the pericarp is thick and fleshy, it is differentiated into the outer pericarp, the middle mesocarp, and the inner endocarp.

✅ Explanation:
-Aril is the edible part of litchi.
-Litchi is a fleshy aril.
-Aril is a fleshy covering on the seed.
-The aril develops as an upgrowth of the funicle or base of the ovule.
-Litchi is a false fruit.
-Fruit that develops from any part of the flower along with the ovary is called False fruit.
-Aril is s fleshy part which forms a fruit wall or a seed coat.
-( Litchi (Nephalium chinensis, Nut): Edible part – Fleshy aril
-( Apple (Pyrus malus, Pome): Edible part – Thalamus
-( Banana (Musa paradisiaca, Berry): Edible part – Mesocarp and Endocarp
-( Mango (Mangifera indica, Drupe): Edible part – Mesocarp